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Unknown Lichen observation by Randy Skinner (#66)
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November 22, 2009 @ 14:00 | Posted on:
November 23, 2009 @ 6:32 (diff:
1 days)
Found in a mossy balsam fir forest. The site had been cut approximately 35 years ago, and there was considerable primary and secondary tree growth, as well as several blow-downs. This lichen was found at the end of a balsam fir branch that had since died. Approximately 1 cm in diamter and about 1.5 meters from the ground.
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By Mac Pitcher on
5/13/2010 10:51:49 AM
Is this a crustose lichen, or does it have minute lobes or squamules? It doesn't look like anything that I am familiar with. I would be interested in seeing more pictures. Were other specimens present?
Thanks, Mac
By Randy Skinner on
5/13/2010 11:17:32 AM
Hey Mac,
There were several of these in the woods behind my house. I will have to go searching for them on the weekend :)
Cheers,
Randy
By Mac Pitcher on
7/5/2010 10:47:40 AM
Hi Randy,
I am still intrigued by this lichen.If it is crustose, it is probably a Lecanora, possibly Lecanora xylophila, which has been recorded for NF.
I am hoping to do some fieldwork over your way over the next few weeks, and would be interested in seeing this lichen if possible.
Cheers,
mac
By Mac Pitcher on
9/29/2010 8:38:44 AM
Another look at this photo has me thinking that it may be Northern Crimson Dot Lichen, Pyrrhospora cinnabarina, which is known to occur in NF and LAB.
By Randy Skinner on
9/29/2010 8:46:31 AM
Mac,
I will go up into the woods this weekend to have a look again. If I can find it again, I will take more detailed photos (i.e. with ruler, better quality, and from different angles) so you can possibly verify it.
Cheers
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